§ 257.010

257.010 Definitions for chapter. As used in this chapter, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) 'Abandon' means to forsake entirely, or to neglect or refuse to provide or perform the legal obligations for care and support of an animal by its owner or his agent; (2) 'Board' means the Board of Agriculture; (3) 'Commission' means the Kentucky Livestock Care Standards Commission; (4) 'Commissioner' means the Commissioner of Agriculture; (5) 'Communicable disease' means a disease that can be directly or indirectly transmitted from one (1) animal to another; (6) 'Compost' means the humus -like product of the process of composting domestic livestock, poultry, or fish, which may be used as a soil conditioner or enhancer; (7) 'Composting' means the biological decomposition of organic matter; (8) 'Council' means the Kentucky Equine Health and Welfare Council; (9) 'Department' means the Department of Agriculture; (10) 'Fish' means the bodies and parts of bodies of all animal aquatic life being raised, or kept for sale to a wholesaler or retailer, o r for direct sale to the public; (11) 'Livestock' means: (a) Cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, llamas, buffaloes, or any other animals of

ng raised, or kept for sale to a wholesaler or retailer, o r for direct sale to the public; (11) 'Livestock' means: (a) Cattle, sheep, swine, goats, horses, llamas, buffaloes, or any other animals of the bovine, ovine, porcine, caprine, equine, or camelid species; and (b) Deer, elk, and any other animal of the cervid species whose regulatory requirements are under KRS Chapters 150 and 246, and are privately owned and raised in a confined area for breeding stock, food, fiber, and other products; (12) 'National animal identif ication system' means a national program intended to identify animals and track them as they come into contact with or commingle with animals other than herdmates from their premises of origin; (13) 'National Poultry Improvement Plan' shall have the same m eaning as set out in the United States Code of Federal Regulations, 9 C.F.R. Part 145, and the auxiliary provisions in 9 C.F.R. Part 147; (14) 'Owner' means any person owning or leasing from another, or having in charge any domestic animal; (15) 'Poultry' means chickens, ducks, turkeys, or other domestic fowl being raised or kept on any premises in the Commonwealth; (16) 'Premises' means any portion of land,

charge any domestic animal; (15) 'Poultry' means chickens, ducks, turkeys, or other domestic fowl being raised or kept on any premises in the Commonwealth; (16) 'Premises' means any portion of land, or any structure erected on land; and (17) 'Reportable disease' means an animal disease that shall b e reported to state or federal animal health officials when suspected or diagnosed. Effective: July 15, 2010 History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 106, sec. 4, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 22, sec. 1, effective June 25, 2009. -- Amend ed 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 27, sec. 3, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 115, sec. 1, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 88, sec. 12, effective March 28, 2002. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 58, sec. 1, effective July 15, 199 6. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 6, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1962 Ky. Acts ch. 248, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 63c -1, 4618 -78.